HAGFISH


Meaning of HAGFISH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhag-ˌfish ]

noun

Date: 1611

: any of a family (Myxinidae) of marine cyclostomes that are related to the lampreys and in general resemble eels but have a round mouth surrounded by barbels and that feed upon other fishes and invertebrates by boring into their bodies

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.